Vice President Kamala Harris once pledged to close all privately-run immigration detention centers “on day one” during her first presidential campaign, as her record on the southern border continues to generate heavy criticism. A resurfaced video clip shows then-Sen. Harris at an October 2019 town hall in Iowa City, Iowa during her 2020 bid. “I…
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News GOP lawmakers introduce bill to improve detention, tracking of illegal immigrants entering US
Illegal immigrants accused of killing 12-year-old Texas girl Fox News’ Mike Tobin reports the latest on Jocelyn Nungaray’s death. The ‘Outnumbered’ panel discussed the brutal killing and the latest details on the suspects accused of her murder, which officials claim entered the United States illegally. Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a measure to improve the…
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News 5 Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Brooklyn Juvenile Detention Center
Five current and former employees at a city-run juvenile detention center in Brooklyn were arrested by federal officials on Wednesday on charges that they had accepted bribes to smuggle in a tidal wave of illicit substances, razor blades and scalpels. All five were “youth development specialists” employed by the Administration for Children’s Services at Crossroads…
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News Man who fathered his daughter’s 7 children to be moved to psychiatric detention
Austrian judges ruled Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned and raped his daughter for 24 years, can be transferred to a regular prison. This decision stems from Fritzl’s advancing dementia and physical decline. Fritzl’s crimes were uncovered in 2008, leading to a life sentence in 2009. Austrian judges have ruled that a man who kept his daughter…
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News Pentagon officials say US Army soldier detained in Russia remains in pretrial detention facility
Pentagon officials said Tuesday that a U.S. Army soldier detained in Vladivostok, Russia, last Thursday is currently in a pretrial detention facility and will remain there until his next hearing, though the date of that hearing was not immediately known. Pentagon Deputy Press Secrearty Sabrina Singh told reporters during a press briefing that Staff Sgt….
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News Men accused of smuggling Iranian-made missile parts to face detention hearings in Virginia
Four crew members of an unflagged vessel that U.S. officials say was carrying Iranian-made missile components are scheduled to appear Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Virginia, where prosecutors are expected to argue they should be held without bond while they await trial. The night of Jan. 11, U.S. Central Command Navy forces, including Navy…
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News American reporter Evan Gershkovich in ‘good spirits’ despite Russia extending detention: US ambassador
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News ICE Considers Slashing Detention Capacity Because of Budget Shortfall
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering a plan to reduce its detention capacity significantly after Republicans in Congress blocked a bill that would have provided the agency with more than $7 billion, officials said Wednesday. To stay within its current budget, ICE would need to cut detention levels by more than 10,000 spots within…
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News Detention of Venezuelan human rights activist and attorney inspires protest
Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose detention last week has heightened concerns over the government’s use of repression against real and perceived adversaries. The representatives of several rights groups expressed concern over Rocío San Miguel’s well-being and condemned her inability to access legal representation…
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News White House says ICE will reduce removal and detention operations due to budget shortfalls
The White House on Thursday announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon be “forced” to reduce operations at the southern border due to lack of funds. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that because Republicans have not passed the bipartisan border security agreement with funding for Israel and Ukraine, the administration is left…
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